Definition: Illusion

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Revision: 15 Apr 2025

Illusion

An unreal appearance or perception.
What seems to be the case but is not actually the case.
Illusion arises in the absence of direct knowing.
To take illusions to be real is delusion.
When one is awake to Divinity/God/Source, illusion is delightful.
When one is awake to Divinity/God/Source, illusion is the play of the Divine.
When one is ignorant of Divinity/God/Source, illusion is the nightmare of delusion.
Distance is an illusion.
Experience is an illusion.
Form is an illusion.
Greater and lesser are illusions.
Strong and weak are illusions.
Heaven is an illusion. (Hell is a delusion.)
Karma is an illusion.
Linear cause and effect is an illusion.
Measurement is an illusion.
Nirvana is an illusion. (Samsara is a delusion.)
Objectivity is an illusion.
Perceptions are illusory.
Phenomena are all illusory.
Seeking is an illusion.
Self is an illusion. Even the one Self is an illusion.
Size is an illusion.
Space is an illusion.
Time is an illusion.
Illusion is transcended when imagination is transcended.
Illusion is transcended with the attainment of Supreme Emptiness.

Sayings:

“Live by the illusion, die by the illusion.”
“What you think you know is part of the illusion. What you think you have is part of the illusion. The entire thought process is the illusion.”